Minor injuries for Rochester officer struck while responding to accident

ROCHESTER – A police officer was sent to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries after his cruiser was struck while responding to another accident along Pickering Road this morning.

Around 7:18 a.m. police, firefighters and emergency personnel responded to a minor accident along Pickering Road near Nadeau Drive. The officer who responded to this incident reported there was another accident in the area around 7:30 a.m.

As a result, Officer Michael Lambert responded to the second accident. After he arrived at the scene, a northbound 2010 Nissan Sentra, driven by Joyce Blanchette, 46, of Rochester, rear ended his police car.

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